This is probably what David vs Goliath looked like, except this Goliath is armed with a camera. Linda, mother of three-year-old Mateo, taped an argument with the tiny tyrant who demanded cupcakes of her and just wouldn't take no for an answer.

However, there is a happy ending to Mateo's cupcake quest. TV host Ellen DeGeneres invited him and his mother to The Ellen Show and wheeled out a superhero-festooned trolley loaded with the longed-for cupcakes. For mommy, there was a well-deserved spa voucher and a cheque for $10,000 for the family. That's what we call sweet.